Almost 12 months on and the Raspberry Pi Model B is selling incredibly well, but we have the small matter of the $25 Model A board still to see hit the market. So the Foundation has decided to carry out a similar set of auctions, only this time there will be 12 Model A production samples offered.

The money raised from the auctions won’t be going to the Foundation this year. Instead, 12 charities have been selected by the Raspberry Pi team and their partner organizations to benefit. Last year the boards were fetching thousands of dollars, and the two Model A boards already listed on eBay have reached $92 and $166 respectively, with 9 days still to go. They started at $32.49 just a few hours ago.

The remaining 10 boards will be put up for bidding on eBay at a rate of one a day between now and the end of next week.

Winning one of the auctions won’t only help out a charity and net you one of the first Model A Raspberry Pis, these boards are also collector’s items due to the promised very low serial number each carries. The Foundation is also promising to throw some extras in the box when they ship, including an Adafruit Pi Plate, a Raspberry Pi t-shirt, a signed certificate from the Foundation, and a signed Raspberry Pi User Guide. Both Eben Upton and Gareth Halfacree will be doing the signing.